・Five buildings housing treatment, ward, service, nursing and medical school are placed on an extensive site
.・Examination rooms are centralized for convenience of the aging patient population
.・Ward bedrooms are double rooms with 30 beds forming a nursing unit. The size allows flexible use of the wards.

Location

Koriyama, Fukushima．

Number of bed

430

Site area

39,569m2

Total floor area

44,170m2

Structure

Reinforced concrete（partly steel frame）；five stories

Completion

July 2013

Architect

Nikken Sekkei

HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2015

SPINAL INJURIES CENTER

・This is a specialized hospital for rehabilitation of patients with spinal injuries.
・The building is located in a setting with rich nature. Interior spaces resemble a small city
.・Floor plans and details are designed to match patients'special physical conditions.

Location

Iizuka, Fukuoka

Number of bed

150

Site area

85,169m2

Total floor area

21,207m2

Structure

Reinforced concrete（partly steel frame）；three stories

Completion

March 2014

Architect

Yamashita Sekkei

HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2015

CHIBA-NISHI GENERAL HOSPITAL

・The front door is open 24 hours a day year-round. ・Design refers to the image of an Aegis cruiser to express the hospital's high-speed, high-function and high-precision performance.
・A special studio for catheter treatment was designed in which operations are supervised from a central command room.

・Share Kanazawa is a community of 24 houses with various functions including elderly housing with care service, facilities for people with disabilities, student housing, detached housing, and a hot spring.・The community is managed by a resident-participation organization based on the idea of “active aging”.

・Flexibility and adaptability were key planning concepts to prepare for long term servicing.
・The ward block on top of the clinical departments has a cross-shaped plan rotated 45 degrees. This is to avoid direct visual access to the bedrooms from neighboring buildings.
・Patient and staff circulation routes are partially mixed to give patients a sense of security.